Need to relocate in Chandler due to scorpions. Suggestions? (Tempe: new house, landscaping)

[jiayou]

Dear friends,

we have lived in Chandler for about 6 months and have seen three small alive scorpions inside the house and more than 100 scorpions in the backyard. We live in the cross roads(Germann and S. Gilbert : Peterson farm). We are planning to move to a different house since we have a 9 month old baby. My husband works at Pecos and Dobson cross roads. Can any of you know which area that you have not seen any scorpions? I was told that any area north of Ray to Southern avenue and from Arizona avenue to Power roads has less scorpions. Not sure if this is true. Please kindly provide the cross roads or community name that you have not found any scorpions. Thank you so much!

[asufan]

Originally Posted by jiayou

Dear friends,

we have lived in Chandler for about 6 months and have seen three small alive scorpions inside the house and more than 100 scorpions in the backyard. We live in the cross roads(Germann and S. Gilbert : Peterson farm). We are planning to move to a different house since we have a 9 month old baby. My husband works at Pecos and Dobson cross roads. Can any of you know which area that you have not seen any scorpions? I was told that any area north of Ray to Southern avenue and from Arizona avenue to Power roads has less scorpions. Not sure if this is true. Please kindly provide the cross roads or community name that you have not found any scorpions. Thank you so much!

I know someone that lives in that same square mile that has a lot of scorpions too (I think they live in Paseo Trail). I have owned homes in South Tempe and South Chandler and have never had them. I think getting away from all the new construction would help. And maybe ramp up the spraying a bit and you can always have a house sealed from bugs for about $1,500.

[KurtAZ]

Originally Posted by jiayou

Dear friends,

we have lived in Chandler for about 6 months and have seen three small alive scorpions inside the house and more than 100 scorpions in the backyard. We live in the cross roads(Germann and S. Gilbert : Peterson farm). We are planning to move to a different house since we have a 9 month old baby. My husband works at Pecos and Dobson cross roads. Can any of you know which area that you have not seen any scorpions? I was told that any area north of Ray to Southern avenue and from Arizona avenue to Power roads has less scorpions. Not sure if this is true. Please kindly provide the cross roads or community name that you have not found any scorpions. Thank you so much!

Scorpions are pretty much pocket creatures. One side of the street can be infested while the other side of the street will have none. They will stay in an area as long as there is a food supply. If you don't want to move...contact a reputable pest control company and have them come in to look. Green Mango worked well for us but your neighbors have to be getting sprayed at the same time or they just tend to jump yards. When we moved into our first house in Chandler (Germann and Alma School) we were finding 10+ scorpions on the fences a night. I have lived in the Valley since 1988 and had never seen a scorpion except in a jar. My wife was stung 3 times in 6 months...that is how we found out she is allergic to scorpion venom. We had a 3 year old and a 6 month old at the time and it scared the heck out of us. Once we started getting treated for bugs to eliminate their food source and sealed doors, windows, any other cracks we could find...the problem started to go away. Within 6 months we didn't see any more scorpions but I waited until the next summer to verify that. They seem to be more active if the temperature stays above 80°F. 7 years later and I hadn't seen a scorpion on the property and then we moved 1/2 a mile away to our new house. The previous owner hadn't seen a scorpion there in 16 years.

[asufan]

I would add, lush grassy landscaping probably does a lot to bring in the scorpion food. Pretty hard to get rid of crickets around a grassy yard unless you're spraying every week. Desert landscaping would also bring in more gecko's and I understand they eat scorpions. I have some grass though but very few crickets (and lots of lizards in the desert part of my yard). My pest control guy said I never see crickets likely because my neighborhood is a bit on the pricey side and most people probably spray, otherwise it's useless to spray if your neighbors don't. Not sure if that's the case but I do see pest control trucks on the street regularly

[DetroitN8V]

Moving seems a bit extreme. Why not just treat the problem?

[asufan]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

Moving seems a bit extreme. Why not just treat the problem?

LOL, 100 scorpions and a 9 month old baby? I would move too

[KurtAZ]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

Moving seems a bit extreme. Why not just treat the problem?

I understand the reaction...my wife wanted to sell the house immediately after we moved in...she was stung on the first night in the house. Again a couple of weeks later. The third time was a couple of months later and she is now deathly afraid of them. She called me at work after she found one in the bathroom and was physically frozen from walking in and just killing it. I had to drive home from work to get it. I actually think they caused her anxiety issues that lasted a few years but that is a whole other thread.

Point being it is like being terrified to be in your own house, not knowing if you will find one in your bed or if one will crawl into the crib with the baby...it gets really tiring and stressful having to be on alert all the time.

[Jukesgrrl]

Do you plan to sell the house without disclosing the scorpion problem?

[DetroitN8V]

I get it but there's also no guarantee that moving will be a fix, unless it's out of state somewhere. With only three found in the house, I think treatment is the best option. It's not like hundreds were in the house. That would cause me to move!

[asufan]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

I get it but there's also no guarantee that moving will be a fix, unless it's out of state somewhere. With only three found in the house, I think treatment is the best option. It's not like hundreds were in the house. That would cause me to move!

They probably only "found" three in the house because the house is full of furniture and they are hiding... in the pillowcases, sheets, between the sofa cushions, in the towel cabinet, etc.